Question about Amps

dunkman

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Vox-DA15-Guitar-Amp?sku=482641

The versatility extends to a full complement of 11 digital effects. The DA15 features auto-wah, chorus + delay, chorus + reverb, compressor, compressor + chorus, compressor + phaser, delay, flanger + reverb, reverb, rotary + reverb, and tremolo + reverb. There's also a Tap Button that makes it easy to set the delay time or modulation speed.

The DA15 delivers a surprising amount of tonal control. Program and tweak your own combination of amp and effects settings and then save them using the amp's Channel Select mode. Two user program locations offer instant access to your favorite sounds. With Manual mode (where you hear exactly what the knob settings indicate) you have instant access to three different sounds.

Plug in the optional VFS2 dual foot-switch and switch between the two user programs or bypass the effects. Alternatively, you can choose to have the foot-switch activate Manual mode instead of Effect Bypass, which gives you, hands-free switching between three different sounds: the two user programs, and the manual setting.

Great for practicing and recording. The Vox DA15 amp is equipped with a combination Line/Headphone output so you can connect to a headphone, mixer or recorder. The amps' emulated line out provides a full, realistic sound whether you're recording direct or listening through headphones. And since plugging into the jack defeats the speaker output, you can practice when you want, where you want, and as loud as you want in total privacy.




I have the DA5 and the genuis of it is that i can switch it between 0.5watt, 2.5watt? and 5watt... so for those bedroom practicers it's a godsend as the 0.5watt setting lets you get the most from the amp without making dogs ears hurt!!!

dunkman

i have the da5 and there is a small movie of it near the bottom of this page which shows what it can do...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Vox-DA5-Portable-Amplifier-?sku=482065

leethal

This might sound cliche and i probably sound a bit like a soccer mum but I really mean it:

Get as many sounds as you can by just using your guitar and amp. You might think this is limiting but i promise it is extremely rewarding. There is a vast number of things to do to change your sound without different gear. It just requires a bit more patience.

Try different picks, strum sloppy or clean, fret chords with different amounts of pressure. Slide and bend. You don't have great ability to have great feel. And if you have great feel you will sound good with any gear! Hold notes for is long is you can or kill them with your palm or fretting hand. Oh, and make sure your guitar is perfectly in tune! Don't be skepticial; use your imagination.

Instead of using distortion just play louder, and more aggresively. This works well with pearl jam. If you sound to mellow slow it down and make that sound fit what you are playing. If you sound to twangy try strumming softer and closer to the neck (or even up the neck.) If mike played your setup he would still blow your mind i absolutely promise you.

More importantly; everyone loves great gear. You would absolutely sound better with better gear. Its also a lot of fun! Problem is we all have budgets. If your patient you will realize that your ideal setup costs the same as 2 so- so setups. You can actually SAVE money by getting your ideal setup IF YOU WAIT. Does that make sense? My point is you will always want better gear.

That said the guys have you given you some good advice for affordable gear! Good luck and remember playing guitar is not a competition. Anyone willing to hep you is worth listening to, and anyone that dislikes your style or sound should be ignored. Play for your own ears.

lucylespian

leethal wrote:

This might sound cliche and i probably sound a bit like a soccer mum but I really mean it:

Get as many sounds as you can by just using your guitar and amp. You might think this is limiting but i promise it is extremely rewarding. There is a vast number of things to do to change your sound without different gear. It just requires a bit more patience.

Try different picks, strum sloppy or clean, fret chords with different amounts of pressure. Slide and bend. You don't have great ability to have great feel. And if you have great feel you will sound good with any gear! Hold notes for is long is you can or kill them with your palm or fretting hand. Oh, and make sure your guitar is perfectly in tune! Don't be skepticial; use your imagination.

Instead of using distortion just play louder, and more aggresively. This works well with pearl jam. If you sound to mellow slow it down and make that sound fit what you are playing. If you sound to twangy try strumming softer and closer to the neck (or even up the neck.) If mike played your setup he would still blow your mind i absolutely promise you.

More importantly; everyone loves great gear. You would absolutely sound better with better gear. Its also a lot of fun! Problem is we all have budgets. If your patient you will realize that your ideal setup costs the same as 2 so- so setups. You can actually SAVE money by getting your ideal setup IF YOU WAIT. Does that make sense? My point is you will always want better gear.

That said the guys have you given you some good advice for affordable gear! Good luck and remember playing guitar is not a competition. Anyone willing to hep you is worth listening to, and anyone that dislikes your style or sound should be ignored. Play for your own ears.

I think this is very good advice. Slash's first guitar had only one string, which is why his playing has such amazing feel and power. He wrung every damn sound he could out of that one string and bent the shit out of it.
There is good advice above about good budget gear, and all of us love great gear, but don't think it can replace the dynamics of your playing. My favourite amp setting for PJ/blues etc is a bit below break-up, sounds clean, or breaks up as I play harder.
And the best thing the man said was, it's not a competition.

StickmanJam

that's great advice, thank you for that.

I like the bit about it not being a competition, because I'm a beginner, and when some people realize that, they just want to let you know how much better they are than you.

but thanks

leethal wrote:

This might sound cliche and i probably sound a bit like a soccer mum but I really mean it:

Get as many sounds as you can by just using your guitar and amp. You might think this is limiting but i promise it is extremely rewarding. There is a vast number of things to do to change your sound without different gear. It just requires a bit more patience.

Try different picks, strum sloppy or clean, fret chords with different amounts of pressure. Slide and bend. You don't have great ability to have great feel. And if you have great feel you will sound good with any gear! Hold notes for is long is you can or kill them with your palm or fretting hand. Oh, and make sure your guitar is perfectly in tune! Don't be skepticial; use your imagination.

Instead of using distortion just play louder, and more aggresively. This works well with pearl jam. If you sound to mellow slow it down and make that sound fit what you are playing. If you sound to twangy try strumming softer and closer to the neck (or even up the neck.) If mike played your setup he would still blow your mind i absolutely promise you.

More importantly; everyone loves great gear. You would absolutely sound better with better gear. Its also a lot of fun! Problem is we all have budgets. If your patient you will realize that your ideal setup costs the same as 2 so- so setups. You can actually SAVE money by getting your ideal setup IF YOU WAIT. Does that make sense? My point is you will always want better gear.

That said the guys have you given you some good advice for affordable gear! Good luck and remember playing guitar is not a competition. Anyone willing to hep you is worth listening to, and anyone that dislikes your style or sound should be ignored. Play for your own ears.